Two members of the Curriculum in Toxicology receive the North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor given by the state of North Carolina.
Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, and Dr. Aziz Sancar, Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC-CH and the recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, are the 2016 North Carolina Award Winners in Science. The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian award bestowed by the state of North Carolina and is awarded in the fields of science, literature, fine arts, and public service. It is sometimes referred to as the “Nobel Prize of North Carolina” and has been awarded since 1964. Please join me in congratulating these two outstanding members of the Curriculum in Toxicology for this exceptional achievement.
To read more go to http://www.ncdcr.gov/about/special-programs/nc-awards